by HF | Oct 22, 2018 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” – Marcus Tulius Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman writer, politician and orator “Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” – George Eliot NOTE: This post has...
by AlieC | Sep 25, 2017 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Pumpkin Time It’s pumpkin time (Kürbiszeit) once again in Germany. Among other things, that means pumpkin items are again on the menu. This post has been UPDATED for 2024. I love food. In my opinion all the best people do. I look forward to trying new dishes and...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 16, 2023 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
For those that celebrate Halloween, even abroad, the onslaught of candy has already begun. There used to be nary a spooky Hexe (witch) or dancing Skelett (skeleton) to be found in Germany in favor of more somber events like the Reformation. But the Halloween...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 17, 2023 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I left a sweltering Berlin for an almost as hot Washington State. People always think of Seattle as rainy, but on the day my family arrived back in our home state it was over 80 degrees F (27 degree C) and clear skies meant the “mountain was out” as the...
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